Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
When asked who Samantha Pleet wanted to help her celebrate the opening of her Pop-Up Shop, she said Ariel Pink of course! Come see Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti perform at the tea party themed opening reception for Samantha this Friday evening. Not to be miss!!!
Space 15 Twenty had the opportunity to exclusively interview Mr. Pink on what he's been doing lately...
1520: You started out since ten writing and recording songs and as a result, had accumulated hundreds and hundreds of cassette recordings. Thankfully, Animal Collective had enough good sense to release them into three albums on their own Paw-Tracks label. It's been a while since the last release... What have you been up to these days?
AP: Playing live, rehearsing, recording, online T-shirt orders, youtube ethio-music videos, reading, paying the bills.
1520: What are you thinking about how you want your next album to be like?
AP: The record will essentially be a formal reintroduction; me saying "hello friend. My name is Ariel Pink. You've probably read my name online somewhere, maybe your best friend burned you some of my older records, or perhaps you even think we've met at some time in the past. Baloney! Everything you think you know is WRONG- DEAD WRONG. THIS is me, naked, without the buffer of awful tape noise drowning out any lack of vision.
1520: You've been a one-man band until now. You have a good line-up and we're really looking forward to see you this Friday. How is it playing with the band?
[The band consists of keyboardist Kenny Gilmore (Lilys), bassist Tim Koh (White Magic, All Night Radio), drummer Aaron Sperske (Beachwood Sparks, Lilys), and guitarist Cole M. Greif-Neill (The Samps)]
AP: Yeah, Wicked Fun Times
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Ariel and band are so excited about showcasing their new songs this Friday that they've let us (and you!) have a listen to their new awesome song, "Can't Hear My Eyes," the forthcoming 7" release on Mexican Summer. Pure lolliPOP heaven!
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